EP0044639B1 - A buckle for belts or the like - Google Patents

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EP0044639B1
EP0044639B1 EP81303012A EP81303012A EP0044639B1 EP 0044639 B1 EP0044639 B1 EP 0044639B1 EP 81303012 A EP81303012 A EP 81303012A EP 81303012 A EP81303012 A EP 81303012A EP 0044639 B1 EP0044639 B1 EP 0044639B1
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Yoshihiro Kanzaka
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/26—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts with push-button fastenings
    • A44B11/263—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts with push-button fastenings with a push-button acting perpendicularly to the main plane of the buckle
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45471—Projection having movable connection between components thereof or variable configuration
    • Y10T24/45524—Projection having movable connection between components thereof or variable configuration including resiliently biased projection component or surface segment
    • Y10T24/45545—Projection having movable connection between components thereof or variable configuration including resiliently biased projection component or surface segment forming total external surface of projection

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  • This invention relates to a buckle for fastening loose ends of a belt or strap.
  • buckle designed to releasably connect loose ends of a belt, strap and the like.
  • a typical example of such known buckle as described for example in US-A-3,200,404, patented August 17, 1965, comprises a male or plug member and a female or receptacle member, the male member having a locking projection to be resiliently inserted into an opening in the female member, whereby the two members can be snapped into and out of engagement with each other.
  • it has been necessary to manipulate the buckle with both hands because of the presence of an upper plate portion at the entrance end of the female member which would necessitate pushing the male member underneath the said plate portion with one hand while pulling it out past the same portion with the other hand.
  • FR-A-1 092 064" (See Fig. 1 thereof) discloses a buckle for fastening together loose ends of a belt or the like, which comprises a male part (see part 4) and a female part (see part 3), said parts each having a belt-end retainer connected or connectible to one of the ends of the belt, said male part comprising a plug member (see part 14) and said female part comprising a receptacle member engageable with said plug member, said plug member having opposite flat side portions and a raised head portion defining therebetween a generally U-shaped groove having branches merging into a bay, to permit said raised head portion to flex resiliently, said head portion including a pair of sloped shoulders (see parts 11) which are inclined progressively upwardly and a button portion lying in a plane parallel to said flat side portions, said receptacle member having opposite side flange portions, said side flange portions having at their respective free ends a pair of inwardly projecting lugs (see parts 23, 24) which confront with each other across
  • lugs 23 and 24 in FR-A-1 092 064 are bent substantially out of the plane of the remainder of the female part.
  • the present invention relates to a buckle of a type for fastening together loose ends of a belt or the like, which comprises a male part and a female part, said parts each having a belt-end retainer connected or connectible to one of the ends of the belt, said male part comprising a plug member and said female part comprising a receptacle member engageable with said plug member, said plug member having opposite flat side portions and a raised head portion defining therebetween a generally U-shaped groove having branches merging into a bay which is adjacent the belt retainer, to permit said raised head portion to flex resiliently, said head portion including on each side a sloped shoulder which is inclined progressively upwardly and a button portion lying in a plane parallel to said flat side portions, said receptacle member having a transverse closed rear-end flange portion, opposite side flange portions integral therewith and a guide channel formed co-extensively with said flange portions, said side flange portions having at their respective free ends a pair of inwardly projecting
  • the buckle is characterised in that said lugs are co-planar with said side flange portions and in that shoulders of said plug member include substantially L-shaped recesses for receiving said lugs of said receptacle member when the two parts are coupled.
  • a buckle 10 embodying the invention which generally comprises a male or plug part 11 and a female or receptacle part 12, the two parts being releasably coupled.
  • the male part 11 of the buckle 10 as better shown in Figures 3.to 6 inclusive, comprises a generally rectangular plate-like plug member 13 having a centrally raised head portion 14.
  • the plug member 13 has a front end portion 15 and opposite flat side portions 16, 16' which define with the raised portion 14 a generally U-shaped cut-out groove 17 having relatively narrow parallel branches 18, 18' merging into a relatively wide bay 19 which is adjacent a belt-end retainer 20 (see below).
  • This cut-out groove 17 permits the raised head portion 14 to flex resiliently in a manner similar to a leaf spring.
  • the head portion 14 includes on two sides thereof respectively a pair of sloped shoulders 14a, 14a', which are inclined progressively upwardly toward the bay 19, and includes a substantially square button portion 14b with its top surface normally lying in a plane parallel to the plug portions 15, and 16, 16'.
  • the raised head portion 14 serves to lock the male part 11 with and release the same from the female part 12 in a manner hereinafter to be described, for which purpose the shoulders 14a, 14a' are provided with substantially L-shaped recesses 14c, 14c' confronting with the bay 19.
  • the button portion 14b projects at its one end 14d beyond the recesses 14c, 14c' into the bay 19.
  • the male part 11 is provided with a belt-end retainer 20 (referred to above) integrally formed with the plug member 13 and having transverse openings 29 for receiving one end of a belt-like article not shown.
  • a belt-end retainer 20 (referred to above) integrally formed with the plug member 13 and having transverse openings 29 for receiving one end of a belt-like article not shown.
  • FIGS. 7 to 9 inclusive are provided to illustrate the construction of the female part 12 of the buckle 10.
  • the female part 12 comprises a generally rectangular receptacle member 21 having a transverse closed rear-end flange portion 22 and opposite side flange portions 23, 23' integral therewith.
  • a guide channel 24 is formed coextensively with the flange portions 22 and 23, 23' and communicating with a substantially square center opening 25.
  • lugs 23c and 23d which are co-planar with the side flange portions 23, 23' and which confront with each other across a gap 26 at the open front end 27 of the receptacle member 21.
  • the projected end 14d of the button portion 14b is placed in the gap 26 once when the male part 11 and the female part 12 are coupled together in such a manner described hereinbelow.
  • Designated at 28 is a belt-end retainer for retaining thereat the other end of the belt-like object.
  • the button portion 14b When coupling the male part 11 with the female part 12 as shown in Figure 1, the button portion 14b may be conveniently held in the hand of the user and manipulated so as to insert the plug member 13 into the receptacle member 21, in which instance the side plug portions 16, 16' are introduced into the side flange portions 23, 23' respectively until the front end portion 15 of the plug member 12 comes in registry with the closed-end flange portion 22 of the receptacle member 21.
  • the raised head portion 14 is fixed downwardly in contact with lugs 23c, 23d of the receptacle member 21.
  • the button 14b may be released, whereupon the lugs 23c, 23d of the receptacle 21 are held in abutting engagement with the recesses 14c, 14c' of the plug 13 thereby locking the buckle 10 in place.
  • the button 14b When removing the plug 13 from the receptacle 21, the button 14b is depressed to disengage the lugs 23c, 23d from the recesses 14c, 14c' respectively and thereafter the plug 13 is drawn out of the receptacle 21. All of this manipulation can be done simply with one hand, as there is no obstacle at the gap 26 of the receptacle 21 which would have been otherwise occupied in the case of the conventional counterparts by an upper front plate portion corresponding to that of the closed rear-end flange 22.

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JP1980101539U JPS6338805Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1980-07-18 1980-07-18

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EP (1) EP0044639B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS6338805Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
KR (1) KR840000533Y1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (1) AU524702B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1166829A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3166174D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (1) ES259459U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
HK (1) HK40687A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
MY (1) MY8700588A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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US4407049A (en) 1983-10-04
MY8700588A (en) 1987-12-31
JPS5725613U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-02-10
CA1166829A (en) 1984-05-08
ES259459U (es) 1982-01-16
KR840000533Y1 (ko) 1984-04-04
KR830000853U (ko) 1983-09-22
HK40687A (en) 1987-05-29
AU524702B2 (en) 1982-09-30
EP0044639A1 (en) 1982-01-27
AU7265981A (en) 1982-01-21

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